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Synopsis
Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life - Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life from Fr. Stephen Freeman.
Episodes
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The Smallness of God
20/12/2008 Duration: 04minFr. Stephen turns our thoughts during this week of the Nativity to the "smallness" of God. God has come to save us through His "weakness" as St. Paul says and invites us to share in that humility.
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The Soul as Mystery
13/12/2008 Duration: 07minFr. Stephen looks at the human soul and what it means that it is a mystery—known to God—but not fully known to us.
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Sitting in a Cave
07/12/2008 Duration: 09minFr. Stephen reflects on the monastic cave in which St. John of Damascus dwelt and compares it to the "cave" of our heart.
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The Role of Icons
29/11/2008 Duration: 09minFr. Stephen talks about the importance of icons in our modern world - helping us to see and understand clearly the truth of creation and God.
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The Agent of Change
22/11/2008 Duration: 19minFr. Stephen looks at the Christian understanding of power and the marvelous works of God. God's power is utterly unlike that of the world.
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Cynicism and the Goodness of God
15/11/2008 Duration: 07minFr. Stephen looks at the problems presented by cynicism for belief in God. Worldly wisdom and the wisdom of God are very different things.
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The Normal Course of Things
10/11/2008 Duration: 07minFr. Stephen contrasts what we think of as "normal" with the vision of the Christian life described in Scripture and the Orthodox faith.
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The Voice of Creation
01/11/2008 Duration: 08minFr. Stephen looks at creation and its "voice" as described in Old and New Testament and sees what it means for our realtionship with the world around us.
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Cultures of Remembrance
25/10/2008 Duration: 08minFr. Stephen speaks of the Church as a culture of remembrance—not of a dead past—but of death trampling down death.
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Remembrance
18/10/2008 Duration: 05minFr. Stephen speaks of the power of remembrance—both the remembrance of wrongs done to us and the remembrance of God. He speaks of how it is that the remembrance of God alone establishes us in the Truth.
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Me, You, and the Other Guy
11/10/2008 Duration: 06minThe strange relationship of prosperity and piety.
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How Simple Should Christianity Be?
20/09/2008 Duration: 08minDespite a drive to simplify everything - Fr. Stephen contends that Orthodoxy describes not a simplicity but a fullness of life and invites into that fullness and not just a small religious corner.
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Truth and Existence: the Consequences
13/09/2008 Duration: 05minFr. Stephen looks at last week's podcast on truth and existence and the impact it should have on how we live.
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Truth and Existence
06/09/2008 Duration: 07minFr. Stephen looks at the Orthodox connection made between truth and our existence and what it means for our life.
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Humility - The Only Path Forward for Orthodoxy
23/08/2008 Duration: 08minFr. Stephen looks at the virtue of humility and its place in the life of Orthodox Christianity, suggesting that it is our only path towards union with God.
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Healing the Heart
16/08/2008 Duration: 10minThis week, Fr. Stephen focuses on the healing of the heart as the most essential work in our spiritual lives.
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The Paradox of Prayer and the Revelation of Beauty
09/08/2008 Duration: 10minFr. Stephen speaks about the paradox of prayer and the personal character it has in our life as well as the personal character of beauty and the resolution of all paradox.
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In the Last Days
02/08/2008 Duration: 13minFr. Stephen reflects both on his own generation's fascination with the "last days" and with much of modern Christianity's fascination with the same. He argues that Orthodox Christians should focus on Christ in the Eucharist who is the "One Who Is To Come."
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The Passion to Consume
27/07/2008 Duration: 10minFr. Stephen looks at the role the classical Christian passions play in our modern culture—how they shape what we think, how we feel, and many of the decisions we make—even on the unconscious level.
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The Habit of Prayer
19/07/2008 Duration: 06minFr. Stephen speaks this week about the "habit of prayer" and the understanding of prayer as communion with God.